PDLP Chapter 530 Pirate Invasion
Chapter 530 Pirate Invasion
Just as the celebration was in full swing, Xu Yi caught a glimpse of a soldier in a naval uniform rushing in from the side door, looking flustered.
The man, with an anxious air that seemed out of place amidst the joyous atmosphere of the garden, looked around and finally walked toward Zhao Cheng, who was near the main seat.
The smile in Xu Yi's eyes vanished instantly, and she thought to herself, "They've finally arrived."
Holding Wu Yuan, she quietly made her way through the boisterous guests towards Zhao Cheng.
The sailor was whispering in Zhao Cheng's ear. His originally calm expression suddenly turned serious as he spoke, his brows furrowed, and he subconsciously gripped the hilt of his sword.
At this time, the bride was also sent to the bridal chamber.
Zhao Cheng subconsciously looked in Lin Ke's direction and saw him still holding a wine glass and drinking with others, which calmed him down a little.
Xu Yiyi walked to his side, and after the sailor finished speaking, hurriedly bowed and withdrew, she spoke, her voice not loud but clear: "Captain Zhao, is there... a situation at sea?"
Zhao Cheng turned his head sharply and saw that it was her. He forced himself to remain calm and put on a smile: "It's nothing, just a little incident. Don't worry, Mr. Xu."
Xu Yi shook her head at his overly calm demeanor, her tone remarkably certain: "You don't need to hide it from me. Ever since A-Yue was hastily summoned out to sea for patrol this morning, I've suspected that things aren't going to be peaceful at sea."
She paused, her gaze fixed on Zhao Cheng's suddenly changed expression. "Just how far have we come?"
Zhao Cheng, realizing he couldn't hide it from her after she pointed it out, and seeing that no one was paying attention to them for the time being, sighed heavily, lowered his voice, and spoke quickly: "Just received an urgent report, pirates are invading! It's a large-scale attack, and they've sneaked over while we weren't paying attention."
Fortunately, the forward sentry ships spotted them in time, and A-Yue had already led her fleet to engage them, temporarily blocking them at sea about thirty nautical miles from the prefectural city.
As he spoke, anger surged across his face. "These bastards must have known that today was a day of great joy for you, so they deliberately chose this day to bring bad luck, to disrupt the situation, and to disgust you."
He took a deep breath, glanced at Lin Ke who was exchanging pleasantries with guests in the distance, and then looked at Xu Yiyi, his tone pleading: "Please keep this matter a secret for now, Mr. Xu, and do not alarm the adults."
With A-Yue and the others holding the line at the front, nothing too serious is likely to happen anytime soon. Today... this wedding banquet should be a time of family joy, and we absolutely cannot let these bastards ruin it.”
After hearing this, Xu Yi knew that the situation must be more urgent than Zhao Cheng had described so casually; otherwise, she wouldn't have risked sending someone in to report on the day of the wedding banquet.
But looking at Zhao Cheng's anxious yet persistent eyes, and glancing at the courtyard full of red flowers and laughter, she finally nodded.
"I understand."
She whispered, holding Wu Yuan, who was squirming slightly, even tighter in her arms, "You go ahead and do your work, I'll keep an eye on things here for you. But... the soldiers and A Yue are still ahead, please be careful."
Zhao Cheng glanced at her gratefully, nodded vigorously, and then quickly disappeared into the busy servants and crowd to arrange the follow-up matters.
When he returned to the side of the green hills, his face was already flushed from drinking.
He looked drunk, and when he saw her, he had a silly grin on his face.
"Where did you go? Come quick..."
Aoyama shoved a wine glass into her hand. "This is good wine. We don't usually get to drink it. Today we can drink our fill."
Xu Yiyi, feeling worried, placed the wine glass on the table.